Stained Glass Cookies

I'm not going to lie...the hippie in me TOTALLY came out today!  These tie-dyed cookies are so much fun to make!  Cooper and I had so much fun making them, they truly were an art project in themselves.  The probably won't get an award for best tasting cookie, but they are worth making (especially if you have kids).  There are only 5 ingredients so you can't go wrong! 

Ingredients:
1/2 Cup softened butter
1/2 Cup powdered sugar
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 Cup flour
food coloring

Directions:
*Combine butter, sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl with an electric mixer until all ingredients are mixed.

*Now add the flour and mix until soft balls of dough form.

*Separate the dough pieces into 4 different bowls.  Make sure there is the same amount in each bowl.

*Add about 20 drops of food coloring to each bowl, making sure each bowl is a different color.  I used a red, a yellow, a green, and a blue.

*Using a spoon or a spatula (making sure it is clean each time you change it from bowl to bowl), mix up the dough a bit so that the dye is somewhat mixed before handling it.

*Once you have somewhat blended the color into the dough, give one bowl at a time to your kiddo and have them mix the dough until no white dough remains.  Wash hands, then do another color until each bowl has been thoroughly mixed.

*Once you have your 4 different colored doughs, lay them on a piece of parchment paper on top of one another like this:

*Push down on the dough and mash it a few times to blend it up a bit. 

* Then roll it into your parchment paper.  When you roll it into the parchment paper it makes it so easy to roll it into the 8 inch log that you need.

*Put your dough into the fridge for 20 minutes.

*Pre-heat your oven to 350*F.

*Take the parchment paper off your dough and place the parchment paper onto a baking sheet.  No need to spray the parchment paper with oil (I love this stuff because of that reason!)

*Cut your dough into 1/4 inch thick circular slices and place them on the baking sheet.

*Once all the pieces are cut and on a baking sheet (or two), put them in the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes.  I did mine for 10 minutes...but will probably do them for 11 next time.  They don't expand at all so don't expect very big cookies!  Nice as a small snack!  Enjoy!